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| Europe |
| Maybe we need muslim free airlines? |
| 2006-10-03 |
| A Turkish airliner flying from Tirana to Istanbul has been hijacked and flown to Brindisi in southern Italy, media in Turkey and Greece report. It sent out an SOS twice in Greek airspace, and Athens scrambled four fighters to escort it to Brindisi, a Greek official told Reuters. The Turkish Airlines plane is carrying at least 107 passengers. Unconfirmed reports say there are two hijackers and they are protesting about plans for a papal visit to Turkey. |
| Posted by:Bright Pebbles in Blairistan |
| #4 SOS is a thing best to behold in memory. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-10-03 20:18 |
| #3 Later reports indicate that it was a Turkish Christian who didn't want to be drafted into the Turkish (Muslim) army. I'd take this second story with (another) grain of salt. Time to invoke the 48 hour rule. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-10-03 20:11 |
| #2 Where O where do we get these journalists? An SOS ya say, with radioman Sparky working for Marconi ya say? How about a Mayday message? That is what modern mariners of the sea and of the air call it. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul in Hooper Bay, AK 2006-10-03 17:35 |
| #1 Heard on Fox it was resolved though. |
| Posted by: Charles 2006-10-03 13:47 |